Spanglish

[ spang-glishor, often, -lish ]

noun

1. Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.

Spanglish

/ ˈspæŋɡlɪʃ /

noun

1. a variety of English heavily influenced by Spanish, commonly spoken in US Hispanic communities

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanglish¹

1965–70; blend of Spanish and English

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanglish¹

C20: from a blend of Spanish + English

Example Sentences

That means Hernández is wearing the singer's signature attire, using a mix of Spanglish and radiating the superstar’s coolness.

From Salon

Clerks switched between English and Spanish and Spanglish.

From Los Angeles Times

The “Los Dodgers” script across the jersey should have read “Los Doyers” — a phrase the franchise has trademarked — but staying true to the brand meant an unfortunate and unsatisfactory Spanglish compromise.

From Los Angeles Times

The same year, he cocreated and starred in the Spanglish comedy series “Los Espookys,” also on HBO.

From New York Times

He and Rosa talked on the phone daily for months and exchanged reams of texts in Spanglish.

From New York Times